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Chapter 3782: 4.1382 Escape

Indeed, when a person's luck turns bad, even drinking cold water can get stuck between their teeth.

Just yesterday, the old man was full of vigor, but unexpectedly, within a day and a night, he was beaten twice. How utterly desolate and tragic.

Qin Jiu felt like laughing at his pitiful old face. He smoothed a wrinkle on the old man's collar, put him back behind the counter, and, suppressing a smile, said, "You definitely have medicinal ingredients! Don't be secretive. Just bring them out. We'll take as many as you have, and you won't be short-changed."

The old man's skin immediately crawled at the mention of money. He waved his hands repeatedly. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare take any of your money, sirs. Truly, this morning, I already provided three portions of medicinal ingredients. This, this moment, there's no, none..."

His voice grew softer with each word. The old man was skilled at reading expressions, and seeing Young Master Qin Er's darkening face, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Am I going to be beaten again??

The old man swallowed repeatedly, quickly saying, "Ah, yes, right! Just now, at noon, two portions of medicinal ingredients were delivered. Only, only two portions! And the money, sirs, I don't want your money either. Please, please take the medicine and leave, leave my shop."

The old man spoke, his face bitter as he turned to retrieve two packages of medicinal ingredients from the cabinet and placed them on the counter.

Just as Young Master Qin Da reached out to take one, a hand stretched out and directly pressed down on one of the packages. "One package each!"

Young Master Qin Da shrugged noncommittally, took his package of medicine, and handed it to a quiet alchemist in their team.

Myrrias glanced back at the old man, feeling there was something strange about him.

The old man's face, beaten beyond recognition, recoiled in terror when he saw them looking, as if they were some kind of monstrous flood or beast. It was truly bizarre.

One portion of medicinal ingredients could at least restore one person's fighting power, making it much easier to gather herbs once their strength was recovered.

Both teams were quite satisfied with this outcome, so they didn't pick a fight with the old man. They took their medicine and left the small stronghold immediately.

After they left, the old man finally let out a long sigh of relief, his heart aching with tears, but he muttered to himself, "This time, I didn't take their money. They surely won't be so shameless as to come back and beat me again, right?"

"Old Qi Head, they must all be students from the Royal Academy," a few stall owners nearby said to him with smiles.

"Yes, their clothes all have the Royal Academy's emblem sewn on them."

"The Royal Academy is a top-tier academy in our Three Provinces. The students who come out of it truly each have a lot of personality!"

Old Qi Head wanted to scoff at that person.

Personality? More like violent lunatics!

Forget it, forget it. If I can't afford to provoke them, can't I at least avoid them? I'll just close my stall for the next few days and not do business.

He quickly packed his things and headed to the small inn nearby to avoid trouble for a few days.

Wouldn't it be enough if he just didn't sell anything?

Old Qi Head's timely escape this time allowed him to directly avoid the arrival of the Royal Academy student wave the next day.

Qiao Mu didn't know that after they brutally beat the old man that night, he was beaten again the next morning by Mo Lian and Duan Yue...

She was currently leading the scar-faced man and two others on a stroll through the Phoenixwood Forest, like walking in a garden.

The divine power orb had exploded in time, directly pulverizing one of the Spirit Realm men among them, turning him into ashes.